Figure 6.4 Two independent countries, A and B. A seeks to liberate region a, where a population speaking the same language and adhering to the same religion as the people of A live. In a war lasting from 1990 to 1994, the people of region a seceded from B, and a tenuous ceasefire was arranged. B, meanwhile, has an exclave, b, on the opposite, western side of A, and the people of region b form another ethnic minority, unrelated to B. Country B also possesses several much smaller enclaves—c, d, and e, the last of which is regarded as part of b (an exclave of an exclave!). A also has a tiny exclave, f. In other words, the distribution of national territories is troublesome to both A and B, particularly given the hostile relations between them. These are real countries. Using an atlas, try to identify them. If you fail, you can find the answer at the end of this chapter. Have any recent events occurred here? (Sources: Office of the Geographer, U.S. Department of State, personal communication, 1997; Smith et al., 1997, p. 37.)